Chapter 9: Dementor Attack

Screech!!

A harsh metal friction sound rings out, and the carriage shakes violently.

John is awakened by this and asks hazily: "Have we arrived?"

"I don't think so. This is still a long way from Hogwarts."

Neville has a bad premonition, looking at the lights constantly flickering above his head, and says slowly.

With a loud bang, the train stops suddenly, and the huge vibration makes several people sway twice before they stabilize their figures.

The light source in the carriage also goes out completely, the compartment falls into darkness, and some chaotic sounds appear in other compartments on the left and right.

Even John, who is taking the Hogwarts Express for the first time, realizes that this is definitely not a normal situation.

"The train won't have a breakdown, right?" John asks uncertainly.

"I hope so..." Neville says uneasily. If it's just a train breakdown, that's the best situation.

After all, who knows if there will be any monsters attacking the train in the wizarding world?

Luna exhales a hot breath, realizing the air is getting colder bit by bit, and wraps her arms around her body, intending to make herself warmer.

Through the window full of raindrops, one can see that the raindrops on the window actually start to slowly condense into frost, covering the window.

John sees this, takes off his school robe, and puts it on Luna. Before Luna can thank him, he takes the lead to pull open the compartment door and walk out.

In the carriage corridor outside, others are also sticking their heads out to check the situation, but no one knows what happened.

"Ahhhhh!!"

At this moment, a scream suddenly comes from the front carriage, attracting everyone's attention.

People in other compartments seem a bit scared and shrink back.

John hears someone screaming for help and subconsciously takes a step to rush toward the front carriage.

Neither Neville nor Luna has time to stop him.

When John enters the front carriage, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look, but he is scared when he looks. There is a tall black figure floating in the carriage corridor, and his figure freezes instantly.

It is covered in black tattered robes, with a hunched figure trying to probe into the compartment, unable to see its face, only able to see two withered large hands.

It looks exactly like the image of a ghost in some film and television works.

Although John was prepared for the magical world, seeing this kind of monster for the first time, which radiates an ominous and fearful cold, makes him unable to move for a while.

That terrifying black shadow is attracted by the scream just now, and with a light probe of its hand, the door of that compartment opens automatically.

The screams in the compartment become even more intense: "Ahhhhh!! Don't come over!! Help!!"

This scream makes John come back to his senses. For a time, his blood rushes to his head, and he rushes over with a fierce charge.

"Stop it!"

With a bang, John rushes toward that terrifying black shadow, intending to knock it down and push it away.

However, when he touches this black shadow, a chill rushes toward his face.

He feels like he has passed through a piece of tattered cloth that has been iced, with no real feeling, and his touch is all bone-chilling cold.

The tall black shadow is not knocked down by him, but John falls to the ground instead.

However, he also therefore puts his attention on John, looking at John who is lying on the ground.

At this time, two hurried sounds come from behind him.

"It's a Dementor! John, run!"

The people who come are Neville and Luna. They see John rushing in the direction of the scream and immediately follow him out.

John is just a new student who hasn't even learned spells. How could they be at ease?

When seeing the Dementor, Neville's heart turns half-cold. He doesn't know how to deal with this kind of monster at all.

He also can't figure out how this kind of monster appeared on the Hogwarts train. They should be far away in Azkaban guarding prisoners.

Right, it wouldn't be Sirius running onto the train, right?

The more he thinks about it, the more Neville sweats, but the most dangerous thing right now is John, because that Dementor has already flown in front of John.

John looks at the Dementor, only to see its dark, void-like hood open a deep abyss mouth. The next moment, a sense of weightlessness of soul extraction strikes.

He feels like he is being swallowed by the abyss. The memories about happiness in his mind disappear bit by bit, and what he can recall are all painful memories from his previous life.

For example, his paronychia hit the table corner, his calf hit the coffee table, his finger was pinched by the door, etc., all are memories that make him have phantom pain...

The Dementor sucks twice, feels the taste is wrong, and stops. Neville and Luna seem to see a look of doubt under the black robe of the Dementor, which has no expression at all?

Dementor: Why is there a memory of stepping on poop in the memory of happiness...

Before several people can react, a figure appears at the other end of the carriage.

"Expecto Patronum!"

A holy white light appears like a ripple, shining on the Dementor and John.

John only feels the bone-chilling cold all over his body melt like spring snow, and a warm energy dispels all the discomfort in his body.

And the Dementor, after being shone by this white energy, lets out an imperceptible low-frequency hiss, and directly drills out of the carriage through the window.

The one that just flew out is the last Dementor. After the Dementor leaves, the lights in the carriage flicker a few times and then recover, and the bone-chilling cold all around also retreats bit by bit.

John, after the Dementor leaves, is dazed for a while before his eyes regain focus and he sees the scene clearly.

The person who comes is a middle-aged man who looks a bit sickly, wearing robes full of patches, and his hair is also a bit gray.

But even so, he still keeps himself very clean and tidy, having a feeling of a fallen gentleman.

"How does it feel, child, the taste of being kissed by a Dementor."

Seeming to see that John is fine, this middle-aged man squats down and jokes, taking a piece of chocolate from his bosom.

"Eat it, it will make you feel better."

John takes the chocolate and says thank you.

"That Dementor just now, what is it?"

John climbs up from the ground, shakes his head, recalls the scene just now, and can't help but ask curiously.

"They are the guards of Azkaban, and also dark magical creatures. They came for Sirius Black, but sometimes they can't distinguish between prey and blockers, and will accidentally hurt innocent people."

"Eat it, it will make you feel better."

John nods half-understandingly, eats that piece of chocolate, and feels warm all over.

Neville and Luna lean over. Although he looks like he has no major problems, they are still a bit worried.

"Um, thank you for saving me just now."

At this time, a little fatty who was patronized by the Dementor just now comes out of the compartment, looking still a bit scared, and thanks John.

Behind him follow two girls, who also thank John, having been scared to death just now.

That middle-aged man looks at the three people, then looks at John, and suddenly realizes: "So you aren't from this carriage, you came to save people after hearing the scream?"

John nods.

"Although your behavior is very brave and worthy of praise, this is not a wise choice. Next time, you should find an adult to solve these things first."

The middle-aged man says to John seriously.

If he hadn't come in time, being continuously sucked of soul memories by a Dementor would cause permanent mental damage and even life danger.

"I know, thank you for saving me. By the way, may I ask if you are a professor at Hogwarts?"

John nods obediently. It was indeed a bit irrational just now, but once he heard someone calling for help, John just couldn't sit idly by.

Afterwards, he asks his savior curiously again.

"You're welcome. I am your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year. You can call me Professor Lupin." ===== CHAPTER 10 =====